So...I'm not feeling very inspired to wrap up these reality shows right not. After watching Teen Mom tonight there were somethings I wanted to mention but not re-cap the whole show. So maybe I will mention what I think are the best and worst parts of the shows I watched this week.
Kate Plus 8 (both episodes):
-It was good to see Kate take Cara and Mady to visit with Jon's aunt and uncle. We haven't seen any family members since Kevin and Jodi. It is nice to know that the kids do still see some of their family.
-I also liked seeing all the kids work together to make a movie but the woman running it irritated me. It didn't seem like she had very much patience with the kids. For someone who supposedly works with kids making movies all the time she would be more tolerant of short attention spans and bickering.
Bachelor Pad:
-I don't think there was a good part of this show. Three hours of ridiculousness. Vienna needs to get over herself. And what was Jake thinking giving the rose to her? Who knows. I didn't watch this show last season so I am brand new to it. And even though I do read Reality Steve I haven't read the spoilers for Bachelor Pad yet. Maybe I won't because if I know what is going to happen I am less likely to watch.
Teen Mom:
-I thought it was absolutely hilarious when Leah picked up the strip of condoms Gary had left on the floor. Good one Gary way to be a parent.
-Farrah trying to hide her dog from her mom was also a hilarious addition to the episode. I wonder how long she thought that was going to last. Her mom has been stopping by an awful lot in recent episodes.
-I didn't like that Gary and Amber couldn't agree on having a joint birthday party for Leah. There relationship is so bad, they are off and on all the time. If they keep up with this Leah will have no idea what a healthy adult relationship looks like. Then again since they can't seem to get along maybe it was better they didn't have a joint party.
-Ryan needs to grow up. I know he lives with his parents but they need to stop putting ideas in his head. Maybe it isn't the best thing for Maci and Kyle to be living together but they are going to have to get over it eventually. At some point both Ryan and Maci will probably get married (not to each other) and Bentley will have step parents. What are they going to do then?
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Monday, August 1, 2011
Teen Mom: Trials and Tribulations
Apparently it takes me a while to write these things even though all I do is sit on the couch and watch TV all day. I really need to get a job. Anyway I am finally wrapping up episode 4 of Teen Mom.
Maci's school year is starting back up. Even though she is living with Kyle in Nashville she is still going to school in Chattanooga. That is a 2 hour drive. Today she is meeting with her adviser while Bentley is with Ryan. She hasn't seen her grades from last semester yet so she looks at them now. She failed math and communications. Her and the adviser talk about things and how she cant loose sight of things. After that she goes and talks to her parents. Her dad doesn't know Kyle has moved in yet. When she tells him he doesn't necessarily seem upset that she is living with Kyle he just doesn't think she needs to be driving so much. I can't imagine driving that much with how high gas prices are but I guess this was filmed last year so the episodes that are airing happened nearly a year ago by now. At this point she is still wanting to stay in Nashville but you definitely get the sense that she is considering moving back to Chattanooga.
Catelynn still needs to get some stuff from her mom's house so she calls her to see when she can do that. As soon as April answers the phone she starts yelling that Catelynn needs to come get her S#*t and she has until 3 o'clock. April is on edge because Butch is out of jail but she can't see him. Catelynn and Tyler take Butch to lunch and talk to him about how they want April to be happy and how they have all gotten past placing Carly up for adoption and now they need to start going to counseling so that maybe someday Carly can come and see them. Butch agrees but they aren't sure if April will. Butch talks about how he learned in rehab you can't do it for anybody but yourself.
Farrah apparently finally decided to get a lawyer and she goes to see him along with her mom. He tells her what needs to be done in order for Derek's mother to see Sophia and suggest that she files a response requesting to dismiss the case since Derek's mother hasn't really met the requirements to get rights.
Amber has been going to counseling to help her work out her issues since the police and CPS are investigating her. Amber and Gary have been fighting a lot (no surprise) and broke up a few days ago (also not a surprise) so Amber is staying at her old apartment with a friend but there is nowhere for Leah to sleep so she has been staying with Gary. They are meeting up to talk about the investigation. Leah puts her shoes on all by herself and Amber is really excited. Gary tells Amber that CPS stopped by looking for her and they wanted to see Leah. Apparently they called Amber was in therapy so she couldn't answer and they left her a message. Gary says they had a stack of papers like this and hold his fingers about an inch and a half apart. Gary says they need to tell the attorney they want him to represent them because CPS wants to talk to them at the end of the week.
Catelynn and Tyler are feeling good about trying to help the family after their lunch with Butch the previous day so they decide to talk to April about it when she visits them. April makes a comment about how she would never see the day Catelynn was doing homework but she was just joking. When she walks in to the apartment she has a lit cigarette in her hand. There is no way I would let anybody smoke in my house. They talk to her about seeing Butch at lunch yesterday and bring up counseling and repairing the family. Then they say how she must be bummed about not seeing him she agrees and then leaves. She totally shut down when they brought Butch up and didn't really say anything about what she thought about counseling.
Farrah meets up with Derek's dad and Step Mom again to fill them in on what is going on with the visitation ordeal. They talk about how Derek's wouldn't want any of this he would just want them to be taken care of. They offer to help with court or anything and all Farrah wants them to do right now is just be there so that Sophia can know the good side of Derek. They say they will always be there for her and Sophia.
Bentley is with Ryan for a few days and Maci has been spending most of her time driving back and forth to school. When she gets home from her 2 hour drive she walks in to her apartment and says its a mess. While she is cleaning up the living room Kyle comes down stairs and says that he was going to clean but he fell asleep. He then asks her why she is in a bad mood and she says she is tired. All she does is drive and it sucks. Kyle offers to drive sometime but then she wouldn't have a way to get back. She says she is going to move home and asks if he is coming. He has his job to worry about and they have done the long distance thing before.
Amber is really nervous about her meeting with CPS and talks with her friend about what is going on. She gets a call from the lawyer and her tells her they are now meeting at the police department. That really freaks her out. But the lawyer is on his way to meet with her before the talk to CPS.
Farrah checks the mail and finds out she is still going to court to resolve the visitation issue. Debra (Farrah's mom) explains the situation to Farrah. Basically Derek's mother is trying to say that Farrah wouldn't allow her to see Sophia so that is why they didn't have a relationship before the trial. Farrah and Debra agree the best thing to do is go to court to fight her.
Maci is spending alot of time with Kyle and her friends before they move back to Chattanooga. They are hanging out at the park. While Maci is talking with her friend about moving back to Chattanooga Kyle is playing with Bentley and it is pretty cute. You can tell they really do love each other.
Catelynn calls her mom about her leaving the other day. She tells her mom she feels like their relationship isn't getting any better and April doesn't agree. They try talking on the phone and it doesn't go very well. April says how every time she tries talking all Catelynn does is give one word answers. Catelynn says the reason for that is because sometimes she doesn't know how to take her. Basically I think Catelynn just doesn't know how to handle all of April's moods. I still don't think April has agreed to counseling at this point.
Catelynn and Tyler are talking about the phone call. Tyler brings up the point that he thinks April has a hard time admitting her wrongs.
Maci and Kyle are trying to get Bentley to go potty. It is pretty funny because Bentley is just running around with out his pants on. Voice over Maci says it would really suck if Kyle doesn't move to Chattanooga because he really helps her out parenting Bentley. While Kyle is at work Maci goes to Chattanooga to look for apartments. When she finds one she calls Kyle to let him know and he sounds sad about it. When she says he can move there to he says its not that easy. He just doesn't want to leave his job if he doesn't have another one lined up in Chattanooga. Its good to see him be smart about that. I really like Kyle for Maci they are good together.
Amber and Gary meet with the lawyer and then head to the police department after dropping Leah off at the babysitter. CPS just wanted to ask some questions and are going to check up on them in 6 months. Her friend asks her what she is going to do about Gary. Amber says she can't think about it right now because her mind is to cluttered. Gary's mom goes over to his place to talk to him about the situation. Tells her that Leah will not be taken away from him Amber looses her rights he will get her. He already is taking care of her. Gary's mom says that he needs to let Amber do her own thing right now because Leah doesn't need the back and forth that they are doing right now and I totally agree with her.
Farrah and Debra are talking about court tomorrow. Farrah is really stressed. Her mom wants the judge to drop things before they get to the point of doing character assassinations and they agree not to bring Sophia to court with them. On the drive to the court house Debra tries to lighten the mood by telling Farrah about getting on the Barney website with Sophia but that just stresses Farrah out even more. Farrah says Debra sucks at being her mom and Debra says she is going to overlook it. Obviously Farrah is just stressed and even though you can tell Debra is hurt by what Farrah said she realizes that Farrah is really stressed.
Catelynn and April go to counseling. I guess she did agree in the phone call and I just missed that part. They talk about how they aren't good at expressing their feelings together. April says she wasn't mad or disappointed when they placed Carly she just felt like an outsider because when she did find out information it was second hand and not strait from Catelynn. I think they really accomplished something in this counseling session.
Farrah's visitation case got dismissed and she calls Derek's dad and step mom to let them know. While Farrah and her mom were in court Farrah's dad was watching her so when they get home they share the news with him.
Kyle shows up at Maci's new place and she gives him a tour. And then he tells her he quit his job and is gonna move to Chattanooga. He seems really embarrassed that he quit his job to move down there. While quitting his job before he had a new one seems kind of crazy it shows that he does love them and want to be with them.
What can we look forward to tomorrow? Catelynn getting a bill and realizing they need to get jobs. Farrah being in jeopardy of graduating and taking Sophia to the best pumpkin patch I have ever been to. (Farrah is from Council Bluffs, IA and I am from just south of Omaha so I often see familiar place in her segments.) Bentely's birthday party and Maci wanting to take him after even though its Ryan's day. This sparks Ryan maybe wanting to take her to court. And finally Amber crying about not getting to spend and time with Leah and Gary seeing her all the time (you will her how I feel about that when I wrap up the next epsiode.)
Maci's school year is starting back up. Even though she is living with Kyle in Nashville she is still going to school in Chattanooga. That is a 2 hour drive. Today she is meeting with her adviser while Bentley is with Ryan. She hasn't seen her grades from last semester yet so she looks at them now. She failed math and communications. Her and the adviser talk about things and how she cant loose sight of things. After that she goes and talks to her parents. Her dad doesn't know Kyle has moved in yet. When she tells him he doesn't necessarily seem upset that she is living with Kyle he just doesn't think she needs to be driving so much. I can't imagine driving that much with how high gas prices are but I guess this was filmed last year so the episodes that are airing happened nearly a year ago by now. At this point she is still wanting to stay in Nashville but you definitely get the sense that she is considering moving back to Chattanooga.
Catelynn still needs to get some stuff from her mom's house so she calls her to see when she can do that. As soon as April answers the phone she starts yelling that Catelynn needs to come get her S#*t and she has until 3 o'clock. April is on edge because Butch is out of jail but she can't see him. Catelynn and Tyler take Butch to lunch and talk to him about how they want April to be happy and how they have all gotten past placing Carly up for adoption and now they need to start going to counseling so that maybe someday Carly can come and see them. Butch agrees but they aren't sure if April will. Butch talks about how he learned in rehab you can't do it for anybody but yourself.
Farrah apparently finally decided to get a lawyer and she goes to see him along with her mom. He tells her what needs to be done in order for Derek's mother to see Sophia and suggest that she files a response requesting to dismiss the case since Derek's mother hasn't really met the requirements to get rights.
Amber has been going to counseling to help her work out her issues since the police and CPS are investigating her. Amber and Gary have been fighting a lot (no surprise) and broke up a few days ago (also not a surprise) so Amber is staying at her old apartment with a friend but there is nowhere for Leah to sleep so she has been staying with Gary. They are meeting up to talk about the investigation. Leah puts her shoes on all by herself and Amber is really excited. Gary tells Amber that CPS stopped by looking for her and they wanted to see Leah. Apparently they called Amber was in therapy so she couldn't answer and they left her a message. Gary says they had a stack of papers like this and hold his fingers about an inch and a half apart. Gary says they need to tell the attorney they want him to represent them because CPS wants to talk to them at the end of the week.
Catelynn and Tyler are feeling good about trying to help the family after their lunch with Butch the previous day so they decide to talk to April about it when she visits them. April makes a comment about how she would never see the day Catelynn was doing homework but she was just joking. When she walks in to the apartment she has a lit cigarette in her hand. There is no way I would let anybody smoke in my house. They talk to her about seeing Butch at lunch yesterday and bring up counseling and repairing the family. Then they say how she must be bummed about not seeing him she agrees and then leaves. She totally shut down when they brought Butch up and didn't really say anything about what she thought about counseling.
Farrah meets up with Derek's dad and Step Mom again to fill them in on what is going on with the visitation ordeal. They talk about how Derek's wouldn't want any of this he would just want them to be taken care of. They offer to help with court or anything and all Farrah wants them to do right now is just be there so that Sophia can know the good side of Derek. They say they will always be there for her and Sophia.
Bentley is with Ryan for a few days and Maci has been spending most of her time driving back and forth to school. When she gets home from her 2 hour drive she walks in to her apartment and says its a mess. While she is cleaning up the living room Kyle comes down stairs and says that he was going to clean but he fell asleep. He then asks her why she is in a bad mood and she says she is tired. All she does is drive and it sucks. Kyle offers to drive sometime but then she wouldn't have a way to get back. She says she is going to move home and asks if he is coming. He has his job to worry about and they have done the long distance thing before.
Amber is really nervous about her meeting with CPS and talks with her friend about what is going on. She gets a call from the lawyer and her tells her they are now meeting at the police department. That really freaks her out. But the lawyer is on his way to meet with her before the talk to CPS.
Farrah checks the mail and finds out she is still going to court to resolve the visitation issue. Debra (Farrah's mom) explains the situation to Farrah. Basically Derek's mother is trying to say that Farrah wouldn't allow her to see Sophia so that is why they didn't have a relationship before the trial. Farrah and Debra agree the best thing to do is go to court to fight her.
Maci is spending alot of time with Kyle and her friends before they move back to Chattanooga. They are hanging out at the park. While Maci is talking with her friend about moving back to Chattanooga Kyle is playing with Bentley and it is pretty cute. You can tell they really do love each other.
Catelynn calls her mom about her leaving the other day. She tells her mom she feels like their relationship isn't getting any better and April doesn't agree. They try talking on the phone and it doesn't go very well. April says how every time she tries talking all Catelynn does is give one word answers. Catelynn says the reason for that is because sometimes she doesn't know how to take her. Basically I think Catelynn just doesn't know how to handle all of April's moods. I still don't think April has agreed to counseling at this point.
Catelynn and Tyler are talking about the phone call. Tyler brings up the point that he thinks April has a hard time admitting her wrongs.
Maci and Kyle are trying to get Bentley to go potty. It is pretty funny because Bentley is just running around with out his pants on. Voice over Maci says it would really suck if Kyle doesn't move to Chattanooga because he really helps her out parenting Bentley. While Kyle is at work Maci goes to Chattanooga to look for apartments. When she finds one she calls Kyle to let him know and he sounds sad about it. When she says he can move there to he says its not that easy. He just doesn't want to leave his job if he doesn't have another one lined up in Chattanooga. Its good to see him be smart about that. I really like Kyle for Maci they are good together.
Amber and Gary meet with the lawyer and then head to the police department after dropping Leah off at the babysitter. CPS just wanted to ask some questions and are going to check up on them in 6 months. Her friend asks her what she is going to do about Gary. Amber says she can't think about it right now because her mind is to cluttered. Gary's mom goes over to his place to talk to him about the situation. Tells her that Leah will not be taken away from him Amber looses her rights he will get her. He already is taking care of her. Gary's mom says that he needs to let Amber do her own thing right now because Leah doesn't need the back and forth that they are doing right now and I totally agree with her.
Farrah and Debra are talking about court tomorrow. Farrah is really stressed. Her mom wants the judge to drop things before they get to the point of doing character assassinations and they agree not to bring Sophia to court with them. On the drive to the court house Debra tries to lighten the mood by telling Farrah about getting on the Barney website with Sophia but that just stresses Farrah out even more. Farrah says Debra sucks at being her mom and Debra says she is going to overlook it. Obviously Farrah is just stressed and even though you can tell Debra is hurt by what Farrah said she realizes that Farrah is really stressed.
Catelynn and April go to counseling. I guess she did agree in the phone call and I just missed that part. They talk about how they aren't good at expressing their feelings together. April says she wasn't mad or disappointed when they placed Carly she just felt like an outsider because when she did find out information it was second hand and not strait from Catelynn. I think they really accomplished something in this counseling session.
Farrah's visitation case got dismissed and she calls Derek's dad and step mom to let them know. While Farrah and her mom were in court Farrah's dad was watching her so when they get home they share the news with him.
Kyle shows up at Maci's new place and she gives him a tour. And then he tells her he quit his job and is gonna move to Chattanooga. He seems really embarrassed that he quit his job to move down there. While quitting his job before he had a new one seems kind of crazy it shows that he does love them and want to be with them.
What can we look forward to tomorrow? Catelynn getting a bill and realizing they need to get jobs. Farrah being in jeopardy of graduating and taking Sophia to the best pumpkin patch I have ever been to. (Farrah is from Council Bluffs, IA and I am from just south of Omaha so I often see familiar place in her segments.) Bentely's birthday party and Maci wanting to take him after even though its Ryan's day. This sparks Ryan maybe wanting to take her to court. And finally Amber crying about not getting to spend and time with Leah and Gary seeing her all the time (you will her how I feel about that when I wrap up the next epsiode.)
Teen Mom: The Last Straw
I don't know why but I am having some trouble keeping up with the Teen Mom and Dance Moms blogs. So I guess today I will cover the last 2 episodes of Teen Mom and try to keep up after that. I think it might have something to do with not wanting to write such long detailed posts. Lets be honest a one hour show covering 4 different girls jumping around from girl to girl could get kind of long if I went in chronological order of how the show went. So I think I'm going to go with the shorter summaries of what each girl did in the episode. Besides who likes reading something really long? Not me, just give the main details.
Episode 3:
-Farrah has decided to put modeling on hold to concentrate on raising Sophia and finishing culinary school. She is also in the process of potty training little miss Sophia. She puts her on the toilet then goes back in the living room. Meanwhile the camera stays focused on Sophia because she is unrolling the toilet paper. Before Farrah checks on her she manages to undo the entire roll. I don't have kids but I have worked in a daycare setting before. Whenever I had a kid that was potty training I would stand right next to the kid. Sophia isn't yet two but I have seen kids potty train early. I guess I am just trying to say that until the kid can do the whole potty thing by themselves you need to be watching them the whole time they are on the toilet. Farrah still hasn't heard from social security about benefits for Sophia. She no longer talks to Derek's sister who helped her determine paternity but now she is talking to his dad and step mom. Farrah's mom goes along for the first meeting since Farrah hasn't seen them in a while. The way Farrah's mom talks drives me nuts. They brought along pictures of Derek throughout his childhood and they basically just talk about how much Derek loved Farrah and all that. They decide to go see where Derek is buried. Farrah finally hears from social security. Even though Derek is Sophia's dad the claim has been disallowed because he never acknowledged Sophia as his child to his mother. As it seems is usual this season Farrah's mom pops on over just when something happens and Farrah needs to talk about it. (Farrah is renting the house she lives in from her mom who lives across the street.) Farrah calls her lawyer to see what she can do about social security and finds out that Derek's mom wants visitation rights for Sophia. I think it is pretty ridiculous that the woman wants rights to see her grandchild yet she basically denied that child to social security. Farrah's mom pops in yet again right after Farrah gets off the phone. Farrah is getting ready to take Sophia to the park and she gets served with the papers notifying her that Derek's mother wants visitation. Farrah calls her mom to tell her about this new development and this time both of her parents pop over. Farrah feels like it is a joke. Her mom says they need to write down everything they have against her. Farrah doesn't want other people to talk for her. Her mom says right now there isn't a 100% chance Farrah would win and Farrah freaks out and then in her voice over says she wished her mom would understand that she just wants to deal with this herself. Well Farrah if you want to deal with this yourself you shouldn't have gone crying to mommy. I think that if her mom had been more on her side (even though she is and Farrah doesn't get it) Farrah would have kept her cool. Farrah goes to see her counselor since she can't seem to talk to her mom about the issue. The counselor asks Farrah who she has to rely on and she says no one. She had to grow up really fast. The counselor says that she is having a resurgence of her grief because she is becoming involved with his family again and she needs to let the courts handle it and let go of the anger.
-Catelynn and Tyler are headed back to school to finish their senior year. They missed to many days while she was pregnant with Carly or they would have graduated all ready. Butch is getting out of jail and going to a halfway house. In case you didn't know Butch is Tyler's dad and he is married to April Catelynn's mom. They currently have a no contact order. The reason Butch was in jail this last time was because they broke that no contact order. April wants to pick him up from jail but Tyler talks sense in to her and they all agree they don't want to see him go back to jail so Tyler is going to pick him up. Tyler and his sister amber are going to pick up Butch. Butch kisses the ground and then they go out for breakfast. Tyler wants him to make the right decision and not see April. Butch says he wants to see his wife. Since Butch doesn't have to be at the halfway house until later in the day Tyler brings him to their apartment and they talk about Carly. He shows them his knew tattoo. It has the names of his grandkids on it including Carly. Then they talk about how it feels to see your kids and then having to leave. They agree that its sucks. Catelynn says it is good to see him and she hopes he makes the right decision and doesn't see April. They are scared about what will happen if he breaks the order. Tyler is telling him that he sacrificed when he gave up Carly and he thinks Butch needs to sacrifice and not see April. Butch says he needs some physical contact but in the long run he decides his freedom is more important right now. Catelynn and Tyler drop Butch drop him off at the halfway house and ask him to call them tomorrow so they know when they can see him again. Then they talk about how they are glad he is there because they know he isn't out getting drunk. Tyler then says that if Butch continues to make the wrong decisions then he will stop seeing him.
-Maci is now living with Kyle and she wants him to meet Ryan. Kyle doesn't want to but Maci convinces him to. She wants to have a shared birthday party for Bentley with Ryan and wants Kyle to be there with no drama. Basically she is worried that if Ryan doesn't meet Kyle before the party he would start something with Kyle and I kind of agree with her. Maci drops Bentley off with Ryan and sets up a time for him and Kyle to meet. She brings up the birthday party and Ryan says he was planning on separate parties. Maci says the whole reason for the guys to meet is so they can do things together. Ryan and his mom are talking about him finally meeting Kyle. He tells her that Maci wants to have a combined party and she says that she thought they were going to have separate parties but thinks it will be good for the guys to actually get to know each other Maci is talking with one of her friends about how it is going to be weird to see Kyle and Ryan together. Kyle goes with Maci when they do the Bentley switch so he can meet Ryan. Basically all that happens is they say hi and shake hands. Very anticlimactic with how much they built it up.
-Amber gets back from visiting her brother at the water park and finds out that the police are investigating. In case you missed it last season Amber got mad at Gary and while he was trying to move his things out of her apartment she started to hit him. Amber has a really bad temper. I feel like the only thing we ever see her do is get mad or whiny. Since they are together right Gray is helping her deal with the situation. He thinks she should get a lawyer. Amber wonders if maybe it would be cheaper just to go to jail. Gary says she needs a lawyer so she doesn't say too much when they are questioning her because it could come back to bite her in the butt. I totally agree with Gary on this because boy does Amber have a 'tude. The whole time they are having this discussion Leah is in the corner playing with q-tips. She freaks out on him. I bet it won't be the only time that happens this episode. Amber is really stressed out about the investigation. Gary gets a call from his mom that CPS was just at her house looking for him. Amber is now terrified that Leah is going to get taken away from her. Gary wants the whole mess to go away. They finally decide to get a lawyer and set up a meeting with him. They have to take a cab to the meeting because they "forgot" to pay some tickets and both of their licenses are suspended. Pretty much all we see is him telling them what could happen worst case. Amber says it worries her a lot. You would think (at least I do) that Amber would try to think before she acts but she seems to have a really short fuse and blows up very easily. Amber tries talking to Gary about how she is feeling and he starts to say something and she flips out because she wasn't done talking. HE shuts up and lets her finish talking. She says yes it is her fault because she hit him but he shouldn't provoke her. Gary sticks up for himself and says nothing he does should ever provoke her enough for her to hit him. I like that Gary is finally standing up for himself and I agree with him. Violence is not and never should be the answer to anybody's problems. Amber doesn't like this and FREAKS out yet again. She says he is going through nothing except maybe his daughter will be taken away from him. I don't know why she thinks Leah will be taken away from Gary because he hasn't done anything. It is her that CPS is looking at. Then she goes to talk to her friends who is living in her old apartment and she complains some more about Gary and everything she is going through. Voice over Amber says this might be the final straw for hers and Gary's relationship. Keyword in this is MIGHT. They have been back and forth on and off so much it is ridiculous.
So I was going to cover the next episode in this post too but I think it is long enough as is. Episode 4 coming very soon and hopefully I actually get the next episode up in a reasonable amount of time. And these summaries ended up being somewhat longer than I thought they were going to be. Except for Maci's because nothing happened with her.
Episode 3:
-Farrah has decided to put modeling on hold to concentrate on raising Sophia and finishing culinary school. She is also in the process of potty training little miss Sophia. She puts her on the toilet then goes back in the living room. Meanwhile the camera stays focused on Sophia because she is unrolling the toilet paper. Before Farrah checks on her she manages to undo the entire roll. I don't have kids but I have worked in a daycare setting before. Whenever I had a kid that was potty training I would stand right next to the kid. Sophia isn't yet two but I have seen kids potty train early. I guess I am just trying to say that until the kid can do the whole potty thing by themselves you need to be watching them the whole time they are on the toilet. Farrah still hasn't heard from social security about benefits for Sophia. She no longer talks to Derek's sister who helped her determine paternity but now she is talking to his dad and step mom. Farrah's mom goes along for the first meeting since Farrah hasn't seen them in a while. The way Farrah's mom talks drives me nuts. They brought along pictures of Derek throughout his childhood and they basically just talk about how much Derek loved Farrah and all that. They decide to go see where Derek is buried. Farrah finally hears from social security. Even though Derek is Sophia's dad the claim has been disallowed because he never acknowledged Sophia as his child to his mother. As it seems is usual this season Farrah's mom pops on over just when something happens and Farrah needs to talk about it. (Farrah is renting the house she lives in from her mom who lives across the street.) Farrah calls her lawyer to see what she can do about social security and finds out that Derek's mom wants visitation rights for Sophia. I think it is pretty ridiculous that the woman wants rights to see her grandchild yet she basically denied that child to social security. Farrah's mom pops in yet again right after Farrah gets off the phone. Farrah is getting ready to take Sophia to the park and she gets served with the papers notifying her that Derek's mother wants visitation. Farrah calls her mom to tell her about this new development and this time both of her parents pop over. Farrah feels like it is a joke. Her mom says they need to write down everything they have against her. Farrah doesn't want other people to talk for her. Her mom says right now there isn't a 100% chance Farrah would win and Farrah freaks out and then in her voice over says she wished her mom would understand that she just wants to deal with this herself. Well Farrah if you want to deal with this yourself you shouldn't have gone crying to mommy. I think that if her mom had been more on her side (even though she is and Farrah doesn't get it) Farrah would have kept her cool. Farrah goes to see her counselor since she can't seem to talk to her mom about the issue. The counselor asks Farrah who she has to rely on and she says no one. She had to grow up really fast. The counselor says that she is having a resurgence of her grief because she is becoming involved with his family again and she needs to let the courts handle it and let go of the anger.
-Catelynn and Tyler are headed back to school to finish their senior year. They missed to many days while she was pregnant with Carly or they would have graduated all ready. Butch is getting out of jail and going to a halfway house. In case you didn't know Butch is Tyler's dad and he is married to April Catelynn's mom. They currently have a no contact order. The reason Butch was in jail this last time was because they broke that no contact order. April wants to pick him up from jail but Tyler talks sense in to her and they all agree they don't want to see him go back to jail so Tyler is going to pick him up. Tyler and his sister amber are going to pick up Butch. Butch kisses the ground and then they go out for breakfast. Tyler wants him to make the right decision and not see April. Butch says he wants to see his wife. Since Butch doesn't have to be at the halfway house until later in the day Tyler brings him to their apartment and they talk about Carly. He shows them his knew tattoo. It has the names of his grandkids on it including Carly. Then they talk about how it feels to see your kids and then having to leave. They agree that its sucks. Catelynn says it is good to see him and she hopes he makes the right decision and doesn't see April. They are scared about what will happen if he breaks the order. Tyler is telling him that he sacrificed when he gave up Carly and he thinks Butch needs to sacrifice and not see April. Butch says he needs some physical contact but in the long run he decides his freedom is more important right now. Catelynn and Tyler drop Butch drop him off at the halfway house and ask him to call them tomorrow so they know when they can see him again. Then they talk about how they are glad he is there because they know he isn't out getting drunk. Tyler then says that if Butch continues to make the wrong decisions then he will stop seeing him.
-Maci is now living with Kyle and she wants him to meet Ryan. Kyle doesn't want to but Maci convinces him to. She wants to have a shared birthday party for Bentley with Ryan and wants Kyle to be there with no drama. Basically she is worried that if Ryan doesn't meet Kyle before the party he would start something with Kyle and I kind of agree with her. Maci drops Bentley off with Ryan and sets up a time for him and Kyle to meet. She brings up the birthday party and Ryan says he was planning on separate parties. Maci says the whole reason for the guys to meet is so they can do things together. Ryan and his mom are talking about him finally meeting Kyle. He tells her that Maci wants to have a combined party and she says that she thought they were going to have separate parties but thinks it will be good for the guys to actually get to know each other Maci is talking with one of her friends about how it is going to be weird to see Kyle and Ryan together. Kyle goes with Maci when they do the Bentley switch so he can meet Ryan. Basically all that happens is they say hi and shake hands. Very anticlimactic with how much they built it up.
-Amber gets back from visiting her brother at the water park and finds out that the police are investigating. In case you missed it last season Amber got mad at Gary and while he was trying to move his things out of her apartment she started to hit him. Amber has a really bad temper. I feel like the only thing we ever see her do is get mad or whiny. Since they are together right Gray is helping her deal with the situation. He thinks she should get a lawyer. Amber wonders if maybe it would be cheaper just to go to jail. Gary says she needs a lawyer so she doesn't say too much when they are questioning her because it could come back to bite her in the butt. I totally agree with Gary on this because boy does Amber have a 'tude. The whole time they are having this discussion Leah is in the corner playing with q-tips. She freaks out on him. I bet it won't be the only time that happens this episode. Amber is really stressed out about the investigation. Gary gets a call from his mom that CPS was just at her house looking for him. Amber is now terrified that Leah is going to get taken away from her. Gary wants the whole mess to go away. They finally decide to get a lawyer and set up a meeting with him. They have to take a cab to the meeting because they "forgot" to pay some tickets and both of their licenses are suspended. Pretty much all we see is him telling them what could happen worst case. Amber says it worries her a lot. You would think (at least I do) that Amber would try to think before she acts but she seems to have a really short fuse and blows up very easily. Amber tries talking to Gary about how she is feeling and he starts to say something and she flips out because she wasn't done talking. HE shuts up and lets her finish talking. She says yes it is her fault because she hit him but he shouldn't provoke her. Gary sticks up for himself and says nothing he does should ever provoke her enough for her to hit him. I like that Gary is finally standing up for himself and I agree with him. Violence is not and never should be the answer to anybody's problems. Amber doesn't like this and FREAKS out yet again. She says he is going through nothing except maybe his daughter will be taken away from him. I don't know why she thinks Leah will be taken away from Gary because he hasn't done anything. It is her that CPS is looking at. Then she goes to talk to her friends who is living in her old apartment and she complains some more about Gary and everything she is going through. Voice over Amber says this might be the final straw for hers and Gary's relationship. Keyword in this is MIGHT. They have been back and forth on and off so much it is ridiculous.
So I was going to cover the next episode in this post too but I think it is long enough as is. Episode 4 coming very soon and hopefully I actually get the next episode up in a reasonable amount of time. And these summaries ended up being somewhat longer than I thought they were going to be. Except for Maci's because nothing happened with her.
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